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UPDATE
RAJASTHAN
757
DEATHS
48,996
CONFIRMED CASES
GUJARAT
2,579 DEATHS 67,811 CASES
8 KILLED IN AHMEDABAD
HOSP ICU BLAZE; 2 HELD
TRAGEDY
STRIKES
Strengthen rural economy: Gehlot’s plain talk to babus
Naresh Shrma
Jaipur: Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot has said
that due to the Covid-19
pandemic, a major em-
ployment crisis has
arisen in cities as well
as in villages. “In order
to strengthen the rural
economy, effective im-
plementation of
schemes related to vil-
lage development
should be ensured.
Schemes like the Ma-
hatma Gandhi NREGA
scheme and the Nation-
al Rural Livelihoods
Mission, started during
the UPA government,
have proved to be a boon
in this challenging time
of Corona spread,” Ge-
hlot said and asked of-
ficials to provide em-
ployment to more peo-
ple by connecting them
with these schemes.
Gehlot held a review
of the Rural Develop-
ment and Panchayati
Raj Department
through video confer-
ence at the Chief Minis-
ter’s residence on
Thursday. District and
block level officers of
Rural Development and
Panchayati Raj depart-
ments of all 33 districts
were also involved in
the conference. The
Chief Minister held di-
rect communication
with Zilla Parishad
CEOsandotherofficials
including ACEO regard-
ing the schemes related
to rural development.
The Chief Minister
said that the National
Rural Livelihood Mis-
sion has played a good
role in providing em-
ployment Turn on P6
Aditi Nagar &
Nizam Kantaliya
Jaipur: Inspite of Ra-
jasthan High Court’s
exceptional decisive
mood to bring the en-
tire issue of 6 BSP leg-
islators to a logical con-
clusion, according to
legal experts, there is
no possibility of a final
judicial order on the is-
sue of the merger of
BSP MLAs before Au-
gust 14, the day when a
special Assembly ses-
sion begins.
It clearly indicates
that in absence of a fi-
nal judicial judgement
to order a stay on the
voting rights of these
MLAs in the Assembly,
all 6 MLAs will be free
to exercise their vote
on the floor of the
House in favor of Ge-
hlot government, if it
comes to a trust vote.
In this way, division
bench’s Thursday or-
der is being considered
as some sort of a relief
to the Ashok Gehlot
government.
The bench was head-
ed by Chief Justice In-
drajeet Mahanty and
also having Justice
Prakash Gupta as an-
other colleague judge.
The only exception to
this situation can be
when all judicial pro-
ceedings in this case in
HC and even in Su-
preme Court are dis-
posed off before Au-
gust 14 and BSP MLAs
are debarred from par-
ticipating in the trust
vote exercise and Ge-
hlot government is vir-
tually reduced to a mi-
nority, but this looks a
distance possibility
because going by the
principal of natural
justice, no judgement
is likely to be passed
without hearing view-
point or side of 6 BSP
MLAs and this manda-
tory service of notice
will be a very difficult
exercise. According to
sources, all 6 BSP
MLAs, who are camp-
ing at a Jaisalmer hotel
at the moment, are be-
ing shifted to some
other ‘unknown desti-
nation’, where the con-
cerned district and ses-
sions judge (as order by
CJ bench) will not be
able to trace and serve
them the notice even
through a ‘reluctant’
local police. Notably,
the division bench had
specifically asked Jais-
almer and Barmer dis-
trict judges to ensure
the timely delivery of
notices, taking the help
of local SP. Turn to P8
No final judicial order on BSP MLAs likely before Aug 14!
REVIEW MEETING OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYATI RAJ DEPARTMENT
UPA govt schemes like MNREGA
and Rajivika a boon, connect
more people with them
Gargi Raval
Ahmedabad: Eight
COVID-19 patients died
and several others
were injured after a
massive fire broke out
in the Intensive Care
Unit (ICU) of privately
owned Shrey Hospital
in Navrangpura area
of the city around 3.30
am on Thursday. More
than 40 survivors have
been shifted to Sardar
Vallabhbhai Patel
(SVP) Hospital.
LB Zala, Assistant
Commissioner of Po-
lice (ACP) (B-Division)
said that the hospital’s
trustee Bharat Mahant
and a ward boy had
been detained by
Navrangpura police.
Rajendra Asari, JCP,
Sector 1, Ahmedabad,
said, “Eight people
have died in the fire in-
cident. Other patients
have been shifted to a
safer place. We are tak-
ing the help of fire and
forensic experts in the
investigation. A thor-
ough investigation will
be conducted.”
Ahmedabad Fire
and Emergency Ser-
vices personnel res-
cued at least 40 patients
and one paramedic
from the fire, which oc-
curred on the fourth
floor of the designated
COVID-19 hospital.
Fire Officer Rajesh
Bhatt said, “When our
team reached the hos-
pital, the ICU had al-
ready been gutted. The
eight patients who died
in the fire included five
male Turn on P6
Murmu is new CAG,
Sinha is J&K LG
BCCI-Vivo part
ways: IPL ‘20
New Delhi: Girish
Chandra Murmu, the
former Lt Governor
of Jammu and Kash-
mir, has been ap-
pointed the new
Comptroller and Au-
ditor General of In-
dia (CAG). Murmu
will be replacing Ra-
jiv Mehrishi, a 1978
batch IAS officer of
the Rajasthan cadre,
as the CAG. Mehrishi
will be turning 65 on
August 8.
Earlier, Manoj Sin-
hareplacedMurmuas
the L-G of J&K. P5
Mumbai: The Board
of Control for Cricket
in India (BCCI) and
Vivo Mobile India Pvt
Ltd have decided to
suspend their partner-
ship for Indian Pre-
mier League (IPL) in
2020, an IPL media ad-
visory confirmed.
The BCCI on Thurs-
day suspended the IPL
title sponsorship deal
with Chinese mobile
phone company Vivo
for the event’’s upcom-
ing edition Turn on P6
PMO INDIA @PMOINDIA
Ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh each from PMNRF would be given
to the next of kin of those who have lost their lives due to
the hospital fire in Ahmedabad. Rs. 50,000 each would be
given to those injured due to the hospital fire. Saddened
by the tragic hospital fire in Ahmedabad. Condolences
to the bereaved families. May the injured recover soon.
Spoke to CM @vijayrupanibjp Ji and Mayor @ibijalpatel
Ji regarding the situation. Administration is providing all
possible assistance to the affected.
AMIT SHAH
@AMITSHAH
Deeply anguished by
the loss of lives due to a
tragic fire accident at a
hospital in Ahmedabad.
My condolences and
thoughts are with the
affected families in this
hour of grief. Praying for
the speedy recovery of
those injured.
AHMED PATEL
@AHMEDPATEL
Distressed to learn about
the tragic incident at Shrey
Hospital,Ahmedabad My
thoughts & prayers are with
the victims & their families
in this hour of grief The local
administration must provide
necessary assistance and
thoroughly investigate the
cause of this fire
Top: Inside visuals of Shrey Hospital after a major fire broke out
in it, in Ahmedabad on Thursday; Above: Relatives mourn the
death of their near ones. —PHOTOS BY HANIF SINDHI
CM Vijay Rupani orders IAS officers to probe incident, fire likely caused by short-circuit
COMPENSATION
ANNOUNCED
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi announced an
ex-gratia amount of Rs2
lakh to the families of
all those who lost their
lives in the fire from the
Prime Minister’s Na-
tional Relief Fund. Guja-
rat Chief Minister Vijay
Rupani has announced
an ex gratia amount of
Rs 4 lakhs each to the
families of the eight
victims who died in the
fire at Shrey Hospital in
Ahmedabad, said the
Chief Minister’s Office
(CMO) on Thursday.
The CMO added that Rs
50,000 would be given
to those injured in the
incident.
BSP MLAs MERGER: GEHLOT GOVT GETS A BREATHER FROM RAJ HIGH COURT
CJ led division bench disposes
petitions by BSP and BJP
KARNATAKA
2,897 DEATHS 1,58,254 CASES
INDIA
20,24,502
CONFIRMED CASES
41,631
DEATHS
MAHARASHTRA
16,792 DEATHS 4,79,779 CASES
TAMIL NADU
DELHI
WORLD
7,13,895
DEATHS
1,91,15,474
CONFIRMED CASES
CM Ashok Gehlot held a review meeting of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Department where Rajeeva Swarup, Kuldeep Ranka,
Mahendra Soni, Rajeshwar Singh and others on Thursday.
GC Murmu
CM Ashok Gehlot
RBI keeps repo rate
unchanged at 4 pc
GDP growth seen negative in Financial Year 2021
Mumbai: The Reserve
Bank of India (RBI) on
Thursday kept the key
repo rate unchanged at
4 per cent in view of ris-
ing inflation and faint
signs of economic
growth amid the gradu-
al lifting of coronavirus
(COVID-19) country-
wide lockdown.
The central bank’s
monetary policy com-
mittee (MPC) began its
three-day meeting on
August 4 and main-
tained the stance as ac-
commodative. It also
kept the reverse repo
rate unchanged at 3.35
per cent. Repo is the rate
atwhichRBIlendsfunds
to commercial banks
when needed. It is a tool
that the central bank
uses to control inflation.
While there are some
signs of a pick up in ac-
tivity due to the stag-
gered easing of a lock-
down, there is a large
degree of uncertainty
amid a surge in virus
cases. Turn on P6

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‘CM is a magician & nation will
witness his magic on Aug 14’After 8 days of shifting to Jaisalmer, some MLAs went sightseeing accompanied by mins
Laxman Raghav
Jaisalmer: The state
government which was
earlier working from
Hotel Fairmont in
Jaipur has now shifted
its base to Hotel Sury-
agarh in Jaisalmer for
more than a week now.
UDH minister Shanti
Dhariwal who reached
Jaisalmer after initiat-
ing far-reaching chang-
es in building bylaws in
consultation with sen-
ior UDH officers in
Jaipur said in his trade-
mark style that CM is a
magician and the coun-
try along with the state
will witness his magic
on August 14. Dhariwal
also said that Jaisalmer
seems to be adding
beauty to itself every
year as the tourists love
the architecture here.
Meanwhile, on Thurs-
day, Congress MLAs
who have been camping
in fortified Suryagarh
came out of the hotel af-
ter eight days, however,
only selected ministers
have the permission to
venture out of the hotel.
Ministers who reached
Jaisalmer on Wednes-
day moved out for sight-
seeing and were accom-
panied by MLAs Sany-
am Lodha, Mevaram
Jain, and Rohit Bohra.
The ministers and
MLAs first went to see
the famous Patwon Ki
Haveli and then reached
the Jain temple in the
fort. They were mesmer-
ized by the architecture
of the temple.
Meanwhile, Barmer
MLA Mevaram Jain at-
tacked BJP and said
BJP is expert in levying
false allegations and di-
verting the attention of
people. He expressed
confidence that the
stategovernmentwould
complete its tenure of
five years.
MLA Rohit Bohra de-
nied the allegations of
restrictions on Con-
gress MLAs in Jaisalm-
er. He said the state gov-
ernment was fully ac-
tive. He said that apart
from the hectic sched-
ule of CM, which is
there for all to see, even
the rest of the ministers
are doing their job. He
said the ministers were
giving instructions to
their officers through
VC. Bohra said the
dawn of August 14 will
usher in a new morning
for the state.
Shanti Dhariwal and Sanyam Lodha talking to media in Jaisalmer on Thursday.
High Courts cannot
ignore Supreme Court’s
rulings: MLA Lodha
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Independent
MLA Sanyam Lodha
said that the High
Courts cannot ignore
Supreme Court’s rul-
ings. If not today, then
tomorrow they will
have to follow orders by
the apex court.
The MLA from Sirohi
also accused the BJP of
toppling democratically
elected governments in
the states. “The BJP
will have to give an an-
swer for its actions in
the house as well as out-
side,” he said.
Lodha said that the
court doesn’t have the
right to deprive a per-
son of voting rights. In
fact, this kind of inten-
tion itself is illegal. He
said that public repre-
sentatives are responsi-
ble for development in
their respective constit-
uencies. They have to
get things done which
can only be done by co-
operating with the gov-
ernment. “What is ob-
jectionable in it,” he
asked.
Reacting to reports
of Pilot group shifting
base to Gujarat, Lodha
said that they are under
the tutelage of BJP.
They may go to Delhi or
Gujarat but it would be
better if they came
home.
Accusing the BJP of
bringing down elected
governments in the
states, he said that the
ruling party at the cen-
tre has been shameless-
ly pulling down govern-
ments using money and
muscle power.
Raj HC issues
notices to HRD
ministry, others
Min Bhati is
confident of
Cong’s victory
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Rajasthan High
Court on Wednesday is-
sued notices to Union
HRD ministry, National
Commissioner for Pro-
tection of Child Rights
Delhi, and education de-
partmentof Rajasthanin
a PIL related to school
education. Petitioner
Shailesh Nath Singh
urgedforreimbursement
of fees of all students
studying in non-govern-
ment schools by the gov-
ernment this year.
First India Bureau
Jaipur/Jaisalmer:
Higher education min-
ister Bhanwar Singh
Bhati has said that if
the need arises then the
government will prove
its majority in the as-
sembly. Bhati said the
Congress MLAs are re-
siding together in Jais-
almer at their own wish
to reply to the conspira-
cy of the BJP. Minister
said that the upcoming
assembly sessions will
have many issues like
locusts, corona, etc to
be discussed in the
house. Bhati also said
that Congress MLAs
will defeat the conspir-
acy being hatched by
BJP in cahoots with big
money bags. Bhati said
the ambitions of some
people have outgrown
the nation itself.
AICC co in-charge of
the state Vivek Bansal
said that our erstwhile
colleagues have turned
greedy for power.
IPL franchises begin
quarantining and testing
Jhalawar: 5-yr-old girl
raped by teenager: Cops
ACB court returns SOG
case files to CMM court Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: A day after a
few of the IPL owners
had a meeting internal-
ly to discuss the Stand-
ard Operating Proce-
dures draft sent by the
tournament’s governing
council, it appears that
the teams have begun
activating their own
protocols prior to depar-
ture to the UAE for IPL
2020. Mumbai Indians
have started quarantin-
ing their Indian players
in a hotel, with regular
Covid-19 tests sched-
uled. Players who com-
plete their quarantine
will then be allowed to
train at their facility in
Navi Mumbai.
Rajasthan Royals too
plan to conduct Cov-
id-19 tests for their play-
ers and support staff
over the next 2 weeks,
prior to their departure
to Dubai. Another fran-
chise has asked their
Indian players to home
quarantine - as a pre-
caution - while simulta-
neously initiating tests.
First India Bureau
Kota: A five-year-old
girl was allegedly raped
by a boy aged around 16
while she was visiting
her maternal grandpar-
ents’ house for Rakhi in
Jhalawar district, po-
lice said on Thursday.
The incident took
place in Ghantoli area
on July 30 and the com-
plaint was lodged by the
girl’s mother on
Wednesday, they said.
The boy, who is a rela-
tive of the survivor, is
yet to be detained,
Ghantoli SHO Bannalal
said. The medical ex-
amination of the girl
was conducted on
Thursday and later in
the day her statements
was recorded before a
magistrate, the station
house officer said.
The girl, who came to
Ghantoli with her
mother, has alleged that
the teenager tempted
her with toffees and
took her to his house in
the neighbourhood and
raped her, Bannalal
said citing the com-
plaint lodged.
Om Prakash Sharma
Jaipur: The SOG is al-
ready under scanner
for first registering FIR
in haste and arresting
three persons and 2
days later it found that
sedition charges
weren’t applicable and
sent the files to the An-
ti-Corruption Bureau
(ACB) and now it has
been given a jolt by the
court also.
The ACB court re-
turned the case files to
CMM court citing the
matter to be out of its
jurisdiction area.
Earlier, Judge Upen-
dra Sharma had asked
for the status report
while extending the ju-
dicial custody of ac-
cused Sanjay Jain.
ACB told the court
that it has received the
case files but no inves-
tigation officer has
been appointed for the
case yet and it is yet to
ascertain that any
crime under Anti-cor-
ruption Act has hap-
pened or not. It came
to notice of the court
that SOG is function-
ing under the DGP and
the IO could send the
files to ACB only
through the DGP.
It was noticed that
any higher officer of
the SOG could have in-
vestigated the case and
even if the crime did
actually take place the
charge sheet had to be
presented in trial
court only.
COVID-19
UNITED COLOURS OF CONGRESS
Women MLAs apply ‘mahendi’ on their hands to celebrate ‘Kajari Teej’ at Hotel Suryagarh in Jaisalmer on Thursday.
Tikaram Jully takes a
morning walk on Thursday.
Women MLAs along with Rajasthani folk artists
at Hotel Suryagarh in Jaisalmer.
Sandeep Yadav offers prayers to Lord
Hanuman on Thursday.
Shanti Dhariwal and Sanyam Lodha along with other leaders
at Patwon ki Haveli in Jaisalmer on Thursday. Prashant Bairwa reading First India newspaper on Thursday. —PHOTOSBYSANTOSHSHARMA
Examples set by CM causing
tension to BJP leaders: Singh
Ashwani Yadav
Jaisalmer: BSP MLAs
facing a legal challenge
to their merger with the
Congress have ex-
pressed faith in the ju-
diciary. They said that
they supported the Con-
gress for good work and
development of Ra-
jasthan.
MLA Sandeep Yadav
said that every MLA’s
first priority is to solve
problems of people in
his constituencies and
for the development of
the area. “We have
hopes with CM Ashok
Gehlot’s government
that is why we joined
the Congress,” he said.
MLA from Nagar Wa-
jib Ali said that the BJP
is clearly afraid and pan-
icked. He claimed not to
have received notices.
“Everyone knows our
whereabouts and whom
are we meeting. What is
the problem in serving
the notice? It will come
and we are sure of get-
ting justice,” he said.
According to Ali, the
legal process was fol-
lowed and the speaker
approved the merger but
the haste was shown by
them (BJP) showed that
their conspiracy is weak-
ening. He said that the
BSP is being used by the
BJP in its conspiracy.
“The BJP is worried.
The examples set by the
CM are causing tension
to the BJP leaders,”
Lakhan Singh, MLA
from Karauli said.
Sachin Pilot & his supporters
should apologise: Raghuveer
Rajiv Gaur
Jodhpur: Senior Con-
gress leader and CWC
member Raghuveer
Meena on his way to
Jaisalmer stopped at
Jodhpur. Meena is to be
part of the discussion
on the Congress strate-
gy for the assembly ses-
sion on August 14. While
speaking to First India,
he expressed confidence
on the stability of the
state government. He
said that the govern-
ment has the support of
102 MLAs and the gov-
ernment will prove it on
August 14. Reacting to
the return of dissidents
in the party he said that
CM Ashok Gehlot has
on record said that if the
dissidents are forgiven
by the high command
then he will welcome
them with open arms.
Meena said that
Sachin Pilot and his
supporters should apol-
ogize.
Ambulance scam:
Hearing deferred
till September 8
Raj records 26%
rain deficiency
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The hearing in
the infamous 2013 ambu-
lance scam has been de-
ferred till September 8.
The court excused the
personal appearance of
Ravi Krishna s/o former
central minister Vayalar
Ravi, Amit Antony s/o
former central minister
Alex Antony, Shweta
mangal d/o Rajendra
Mangal and company
GMKamalSainiontheir
application through
their counsel deferred
the hearing till Septem-
ber 8 as it also awaits the
High Court judgment.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The monsoon
has been weak ever
since its entry in the
state this year. Accord-
ing to IMD, the state is
overall 26% deficient in
rainfall this season if
compared with its aver-
age share every season.
Western Rajasthan is
falling short by 16%
while it is 31% short for
the eastern part of the
state. So far the mon-
soon has been kind to
the Churu district
which has received 25%
more rains than aver-
age rainfall.
Lakhan Singh
Raghuveer Meena and Suresh Vyas in Jodhpur on Thursday.
—PHOTOBYSANTOSHSHARMA

RAJASTHANJAIPUR | FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 2020
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The state re-
ported 1,151 new cases
of corona in the last 24
hours taking the total
to 48,996 along with 12
deaths. Till now, 757
people have died of the
disease. Bikaner re-
ported five deaths, two
deaths were reported
from Dholpur while
one death each from
Jaipur, Jhunjhunu, Na-
gaur and Jodhpur. Al-
war added maximum
204 new cases followed
by 140 from Jodhpur,
130 from Kota, 109 from
Jaipur, 92 from
Bhilwara, 82 from
Udaipur, 71 from Bi-
kaner, 67 from Ajmer,
40 from Bharatpur, 36
from Ganganagar, 22
from Chittorgarh, 21
from Tonk, 19 from
Dungarpur, 17 from
Banswara, 16 from Ra-
jsamand, 15 from Jhala-
war, 13 from Bundi, 12
each from Jhunjhunu
& Pali, 4 from Dholpur,
3 from Hanumangarh,
2 from Dausa and one
each from Baran, Ka-
rauli and Jalore.
The cumulative dis-
trict wise tally of the
corona positives on
Thursday is as follows
– Ajmer 2,305, Alwar
4,843, Banswara 240,
Baran 227, Barmer
1,618, Bharatpur 2,798,
Bhilwara 893, Bikaner
2,351, Bundi 250, Chit-
torgarh 354, Churu 716,
Dausa 341, Dholpur
1,409, Dungarpur 680,
Ganganagar 314, Hanu-
mangarh 237, Jaipur
6,146, Jaisalmer 217,
Jalore 1,228, Jhalawar
719, Jhunjhunu 656,
Jodhpur 7,623, Karauli
376, Kota 2,466, Nagaur
1,596, Pali 2,891, Pratap-
garh 194, Rajsamand
698, Sawai Madhopur
280, Sikar 1,223, Sirohi
912, Tonk 346 and
Udaipur 1,518 along
with 189 from other
states and countries.
The epidemic has en-
tered the gates of Itra-
na military canton-
ment of Alwar. 18 army
men tested corona posi-
tive. The cases surfaced
after random sampling
was demanded by the
army officers.
1,151 NEW CORONA CASES, 12 DEATHS IN RAJLast 24 hours took the total tally of state to 48,996 and death toll to 757; 18 army personnel at Itrana military cantonment tested positive
Health Department officials were seen collecting samples for covid testing near Hawa Mahal and
Albert Hall in Jaipur on Thursday. —PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR
Prepare all hospitals to take
Covid-19 patients,says Birla
First India Bureau
Kota: Lok Sabha
speaker Om Birla
chaired a meeting to
take stock of the coro-
navirus situation in
Kota-Bundi area. Birla
expressed concern on
the rapid rate in which
the infection is spread-
ing in the area.
The meeting was at-
tended by Divisional
Commissioner Kailash
Meena, Kota Collector
Ujjval Rathore, Super-
intendents of Police of
Kota and Bundi along
with principal of med-
ical College Dr Vijay
Sardana and OSD to
the speaker Rajiv Dat-
ta. The Lok Sabha
speaker instructed the
officers to research the
history of each posi-
tive patient to break
the coronavirus chain.
Expressing concern
over the rising number
of corona cases he said
now apart from gov-
ernment hospitals and
Covid dedicated hospi-
tals, the option of tak-
ing over the private
hospitals should also
be considered so that
there people and offi-
cials won’t face prob-
lem in future.
He took feedback on
the steps taken by the
health officials and the
administration to con-
tain the infection.
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@hanumanbeniwal
Due to the prayers and
blessings of the public
and the treatment im-
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para medical staff, my
#COVID19 Test report
came negative today!
Soon, I will return to
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back to full health and
get the permission
from the doctors
Vikas Sharma
Jaipur: CS Rajeeva
Swarup chaired an in-
ert- departmental em-
powered committee
meeting to discuss the
selection of agencies
for the construction of
new medical colleges in
the state. The commit-
tee decided to to involve
agencies like NBCC,
HSCC and RSRDC.
The meeting was at-
tended by Secretary
(Medical Education),
Vaibhav Galriya, ACS
(PWD) Veenu Gupta,
ACS (Finance) Niran-
jan Arya, PS (Medical &
Health) Akhil Arora, PS
(DoPT) Roly Singh, PS
(Energy) Ajitabh Shar-
ma, PS (PHED) Rajesh
Yadav and Commission-
er (Medical Education)
Shivangi Swarnakar
and other officers.
Meanwhile, Sport-
spersons, who won
medals before 2016, may
get out of turn govern-
ment employment in
Rajasthan, the Chief
Secretary issued direc-
tions to amend the rules
during a committee
meeting. The draft of
the amendment will be
prepared by the Depart-
ments of Personnel and
Sports which would be
approved by the Chief
Minister and cabinet,
the sources said.
Sportsmen winning medals in
2016 may get out of turn govt jobs
‘Cong flouted
corona norms
at PCC event’
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A complaint
was filed in a lower
court against newly ap-
pointed state PCC presi-
dent Govind Singh Do-
tasra, CM Ashok Gehlot
and others for not fol-
lowing social distanc-
ing when Dotasra took
charge in the PCC office
recently. The complaint
filed by one Omprakash
Solanki, alleged that co-
rona guidelines during
the ceremony.
Naveen Sharma
Jaipur: ACB team from
Jaipur caught three lo-
cal municipal employ-
ees accepting a bribe of
Rs 85,000.
Cashier Yashodanan-
dan Sharma, revenue
Inspector Sanjiv Ku-
mar, JEN Virendra SIN-
GH and middleman
Anup Singh were ar-
rested by the team led
by ASP Sanjiv Nain.
The EO of the munici-
pality Manisha Yadav is
under suspicion and is
being interrogated.
ACB acted on the com-
plaint of municipality
contractor Kapil Shar-
ma who was demanded
a bribe at the rate of 8%
for clearing his pending
bills worth Rs 14 lakh.
Kapil had already
paid Rs 30,000 as ad-
vance. The ACB team
from Jaipur also includ-
ed DSP Chitra Gupta,
Inspector Meena Shar-
ma and SI Anju and
under monitoring of
ACB DG Alok Tripathi
and ADG Dinesh MN.
Threemunicipalofficials
held taking `85K bribe Kota: A municipal of-
ficer has been arrested
in Kota district while
allegedly accepting a
bribe of Rs 1 lakh, po-
lice said on Thursday.
The anti-corruption
bureau later also ar-
rested two others, in-
cluding Sourabh Shar-
ma, the son of the Ram-
ganj Mandi municipal-
ity board chairman, for
alleged involvement in
the bribery case, the po-
lice said.
Municipality execu-
tive officer Pankaj Ku-
mar Mangal (37) de-
manded Rs 4 lakh for
sanctioning approval
for construction work
in the town, according
to a complaint by a resi-
dent of the town on July
16, Kota (Rural) inspec-
tor Vasudev Singh said.
The complainant had
paid Rs 1.50 lakh to
Mangal, following
which he did sanction
the approval for con-
struction, but later
mounted pressure to
pay the remaining
amount. He eventually
got the construction
site marked ‘red’ and
stopped the work over
non-payment of the re-
maining bribe money,
On the verification of
the complaint, a trap
was laid on Wednesday
night and Mangal was
arrested from his resi-
dence while accepting a
bribe of Rs 1 lakh. One
of Mangal’s compan-
ions, Bhawani Singh,
attempted to burn the
colour-coated bribe cur-
rency, but the ACB per-
sonnel nabbed him be-
fore he could burn the
currency. Singh and
Sharma were also ar-
rested. The action took
place under the moni-
toring of ACB DG Alok
Tripathi and ADG
Dinesh MN. —PTI
First India Bureau
Jaipur: National hand-
loom day will be cele-
brated by ministry of
textile via VC all over
India. In Rajasthan,
Weavers Service Cen-
tre, Jaipur will be cele-
brating at its office at
Kamdhenu Complex.
The programme will be
inaugurated by Chief
Guest MP Ramcharan
Bohra, along with Arch-
ana Singh, Commis-
sioner of Industries.
Civic official, 2 others held by ACB
Nat’l handloom
day event to
be held via VC
First India Bureau
Kota: Kota ACB special
court Judge Pramod
Kumar Malik sen-
tenced five years of im-
prisonment and a pen-
alty of Rs 50 lakh to
Mohanak Swarnkar,
the Assistant Commer-
cial Tax Officer of
Kota, for misusing his
position and not pre-
senting the correct evi-
dence on his property.
Swarnakar had
earned Rs 20,12,513 in
running Vaidya Income
through corruption.
Collector has ordered
to seize three immova-
ble properties pur-
chased by Swarnakar,
from the proceeds of
corruption. Swarnakar,
who held the post of As-
sistant Commercial
Tax since the year 2003,
was appointed as Com-
mercial Tax Inspector
in 1979 and promoted
as Assistant since 1997.
He has been punished
under Section 13 (1), 13
(2) Prevention of Cor-
ruption Act.
5-yrjailforcommercial
tax officer for graft
LOCAL BODY POLLS: BJP ready
to jump fray,Cong wants 3 mths
Dr Rituraj Sharma
Jaipur: State Election
Commission may soon
decide whether to hold
elections for 129 urban
local bodies amidst co-
rona epidemic. State
Election Commissioner
Prem Singh Mehra
chaired a meeting with
representatives of po-
litical parties.
MLA and chief
spokesperson of BJP
Ram Lal Sharma said
that if the commission
is prepared to hold the
elections then BJP is
ready for it but they
don’t want polls at cost
of people’s lives. Shar-
ma added that if the
elections are held then it
should be ensured that
corona guidelines are
fully implemented.
While Congress rep-
resentative Satyendra
requested to postpone
the elections for three
months.
SEC Mehra said that
there was no surety that
the situation would be
better after three
months but the consti-
tutional provisions
clearly demanded local
body elections. The
commission is soon ex-
pected to take a call.
Chief Election Officer
Shyam Singh Rajpuro-
hit was also present in
the meeting.
Nizam Kantaliya
Jaipur: Rajasthan High
Court has transferred
three district and ses-
sion judges. Registrar
has issued order accord-
ing to which district
judge Suryaprakash
Kakda who was presid-
ing officer in JDA appel-
late tribunal has been
transferred to Hanu-
mangarh as district &
session judge.
Churu’sdistrict&ses-
sion judge Ayyub Khan
has been shifted to JDA
Jaipur metropolitan
second as director Law.
And, presiding officer
of Rajasthan Waqf tri-
bunal Jaipur metropoli-
tanfirstArchnaSharma
has been appointed pre-
siding officer in JDA ap-
pellate tribunal.
Rajasthan HC transfers
3 dist & session judges
MLA Kalicharan Saraf and his family lighted earthen diyas
at his home on the occasion of foundation stone ceremony
of Ram Temple in Ayodhya.
RCA president Vaibhav Gehlot chairs meet in RCA
office on Thursday. He later tweeted a photo captioned,
“Discussed various topics with GS Sandhu, Advisor RCA
and other officials in RCA office today!
BJP National V-P Om Prakash Mathur reached Jaipur on
Thursday and visited RSS member late Jaibahadur Singh
Shekhawat’s house to meet his family to condole his
demise.
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TALKING BIZ
SETTING EXAMPLE
PAYING TRIBUTES
Rajeeva Swarup

In my heart I store up
your words, so I might not
sin against you.
—Psalms 119:11
Spiritual
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ilton Rothmar,
an American
Army corporal
stationed in Ita-
ly, got the news
abouttheHiroshimabomb-
ing from the Armed Forces
newspaper Stars and
Stripes. He wrote: “The
headline said ‘Atomic
Bomb.’ To a person who
has been raised on stories
such as The Final War, this
was both a terror and a
hope. Man could use this to
destroy everything.”
But Rothmar couldn’t
suppress his excitement at
the prospect that atomic
energies might be put to
less destructive purposes:
“Goddam but it is thrilling
to hear the words ‘atomic
energy’ used on the radio
like they were talking
about the latest model car.
I feel like shouting to eve-
rybody ‘I told you so!’”
His reaction, written
down the very day he
heard the news, might
seem oddly prescient: how
did he so quickly under-
stand all the implications
and possibilities of what
was supposed to be a top-
secret weapon?
The answer is that he
had been thinking about
them for years – and so
had many other Ameri-
cans. The sudden appear-
ance of a real atomic
bomb was shocking, but
its nature – and the impli-
cations of its use – had
been talked about for dec-
ades. People grappling
with the news of Hiroshi-
ma did so less by learning
new information than by
remembering things they
had long known.
FASCINATED BY
RADIOACTIVITY
American newspapers
were blaring headlines
about Hiroshima within
hours of the attack. They
were based on an an-
nouncement from Presi-
dent Truman that began by
describing the astonishing
magnitude of the explosion
– 2,000 times bigger than
anything that had gone be-
fore – before explaining
that this was possible be-
cause the bomb in question
“is an atomic bomb. It is a
harnessing of the basic
power of the universe.”
The surprisingly effec-
tive secrecy surrounding
the Manhattan Project
meant that few were ex-
pecting an atomic bomb to
appear during the current
war. Many who helped
make “Little Boy” – the
bomb dropped on Hiroshi-
ma – possibly never knew
what they were working
on. But what Truman
meant by “atomic bomb”
was common knowledge.
Long before August 6
1945, the public had a clear
(andsurprisinglyaccurate)
idea of the kind of destruc-
tion that a bomb based on
the liberation of nuclear
energies would be capable
of. So many writers ex-
plored the idea that the
early 20th century is some-
times called the “Radium
Age” of science fiction.
Prominent scientists wrote
popular books on how to
experiment with radioac-
tive substances at home. It
was a concept as widely
known as the Star Trek
warp drive might be today.
The result was an in-
tense public fascination
with nuclear energies.
Crowdsthrongedmuseums
to get a glimpse of a speck
of radium, thrilled by what
newspapers said was a fan-
tastically powerful sub-
stance that “leaked”
through radioactivity only
a tiny fraction of the ener-
gy it stored. The great ques-
tion of the age was whether
scientists could find a way
to tap that remaining en-
ergy, and – if they did –
whether they could control
it. Opinions varied.
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forthwith and all those placed
under house arrest be allowed
the freedom they are entitled
to under the Constitution.
here are two very striking
reasons that compel me to
discuss several features and
recommendations of the re-
cently announced National
Education Policy, or NEP
2020, by the Narendra Modi
government. While one of
them is a personal success
story, the other is an academ-
ic puzzle in the form of agen-
cies like UGC that have for
long been the bane of Indian
universities. Let’s start with
the latter one.
As I understand, nearly all
the features of the NEP 2020
in the context of higher edu-
cation could have easily been
introduced by any central
university without a push
from the government. These
universities have had all the
powers and regulatory band-
widthtoimplementthepolicy
recommendations as suggest-
ed under the NEP ‘umbrella’.
In such a scenario, it’s
worth examining why this
did not happen and what it
portends for India’s educa-
tion system.
THE FAILURE OF UGC
There are two compelling
factors why Indian universi-
ties couldn’t do what a na-
tional policy is now trying to
achieve. The first is the dark
shadow cast by agencies such
as the University Grants
Commission (UGC), which
deter any experimentation.
Over the years, the UGC
has acquired all kinds of
strange and counterproduc-
tive powers that often run
against the grain of the Acts
and Statutes of a university.
These actions hamper free
thinking in universities, and
there is micromanagement
to the extreme. We need not
look any further than the is-
sue of how universities will
handle examinations during
the ongoing coronavirus
pandemic. If our universi-
ties do not have the requisite
wisdom and wherewithal to
deal with such straightfor-
ward situations, how will
they impart any useful
knowledge to their students?
The matter has gone to the
ridiculous length of being
taken up by the Supreme
Court of India.
Contrast this with the
ways adopted by the highly
regarded universities of the
West, which have often been
cited in the debates engen-
dered by the NEP. All promi-
nent universities have taken
decisions within the con-
fines of their own realm and
environment. So why have
Indian universities not been
able to do so?
Of course, the NEP 2020
has warranted the creation
of an overarching and soli-
tary agency — the National
Higher Education Regulato-
ryCouncil(NHERC)—which
carries the spirit with which
the UGC was initially creat-
ed. But it also carries much
more in terms of its ambit as
the new regulatory body. If it
stays the way it has been en-
visioned, a lot of good will
flow through the actions of
the agency. If it falters the
way the UGC has over the
past decades, the NHERC can
cause enormous damage.
Thus, it is incumbent on the
government of the day to en-
sure that institutions do not
degenerate over time. How-
ever, in the current context,
it shall be unfair to lay the
sole blame for the sorry state
of affairs on the doorstep of
the UGC.
THE FAILURE OF
UNIVERSITIES
A great deal of responsibility
also lies with India’s univer-
sities and with those who
head them. I have repeatedly
underscored the need to put
in place processes and meas-
ures that ensure the selection
of only high-quality leader-
ship for our universities. If
we do not do this, then no
amount of policy making
will get us anywhere.
In any case, with policies,
there are other dangers as
well. Sometimes, a policy can
create many pitfalls such as
a ‘one size fits all’ prescrip-
tion. They can also bind us to
a path that may need to be
changed or corrected in the
light of new learning.
None of the much vaunted
institutions of learning —
such as Harvard University,
Stanford University and the
Imperial College of Science,
Technology and Medicine —
have gotten where they have
riding on the back of a cen-
trally crafted policy. In fact,
Harvard University began to
acquireitshallowedauraonly
when the local government —
in1870—relinquishedcontrol
of the now famed university.
A PERSONAL
ACHIEVEMENT
The thing about good policies
is that formulating them is
like winning half the battle
— the only thing left for the
complete victory is to imple-
ment them. This brings me to
the first — personal — reason
why I am also delighted at,
and therefore welcome, the
Modi government’s NEP 2020.
As it so happens, most of
the features that pertain to
higher education in the NEP
areanearverbatimreproduc-
tion of the essential features
of the four-year undergradu-
ate programme (FYUP) envi-
sioned and implemented at
the University of Delhi when
I was its Vice Chancellor. I am
thus quite enthused by the
recommendationsof theNEP.
I say this with much con-
viction because if imple-
mented in the right manner,
they should help bring about
significant all-round im-
provement. The results and
feedback from the time we
ran the FYUP have strength-
ened our belief on its value
and strength. Unfortunately,
after an excellent run for a
year, the FYUP was rolled
back under a UGC directive
that carried no justification.
However, and propitiously,
what has gone largely unno-
ticed is the fact that we ran in
parallel,andwithoutinterrup-
tion, an even more strength-
ened version of the FYUP at
the Cluster Innovation Centre
(CIC). That programme runs
to this day. The CIC was creat-
ed during my time as the Vice
Chancellorunderveryairtight
conditions, and it remained
impervious to the assaults of
the UGC.
CIC, A SUCCESS STORY
The first bunch of graduating
students have now spread
their wings far and wide.
They are not just employed at
top corporate institutions
such as Google but have also
succeeded as entrepreneurs.
There is much evidence from
recent times. A United States
and Delhi-based startup, De-
lightree, founded by two of
our CIC graduates who sowed
its seeds while still studying
with us and who completed
the four-year UG programme
at the CIC, has raised $3 mil-
lion from Accel and some
other venture firms in the US.
Another very thriving
startup is TNine Infotech —
named after the classroom
where it was conceived at the
CIC. Equally heartening is
the highly innovative startup,
Precisely, which is being run
successfully by the current
students of the CIC in coop-
eration with some of its for-
merstudents.Thequalityand
amount of research papers
produced by the undergradu-
ate students has been very
impressive. For instance, a
number of currently enrolled
students at the CIC have pro-
duced a mathematical model
of the manner in which they
expected the coronavirus to
spread in India. Their model
has so far predicted with
more than 95 per cent accu-
racy the spread of the corona-
virus in the country.
WORD OF ADVICE
If implemented properly, we
should expect nothing but
good outcomes from the rec-
ommendations in NEP 2020
that pertain to higher educa-
tion. However, a word of cau-
tion is in order. Not ensuring
the spirit of the NEP vision
can also cause a lot of harm.
One of the most important of
these dangers relates to the
training and orientation of
the teaching faculty.
The teaching staff in Indi-
an universities have largely
been schooled in the tradi-
tional manner and do not
grasp the meaning and im-
portance of trans-discipli-
naryeducation,project-based
learning, and how knowledge
can be linked to entrepre-
neurial activity. The NEP rec-
ommends establishing a Na-
tionalProfessionalStandards
for Teachers by 2022 and their
education, as reported by
Hindustan Times, “will be
gradually moved into multi-
disciplinary colleges and uni-
versities by 2030”.
Clearly, the NEP has all the
ingredients of transforming
India’s education system but
implementation is the key.
And therein lies the danger..
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
INDIAN UNIVERSITIES DIDN’T NEED NEP TO
CHANGE THINGS, BUT FEARED UGC TOO MUCH
T
If implemented
properly, we
should expect
nothing but good
outcomes from the
recommendations
in NEP 2020 that
pertain to higher
education.
However, a word
of caution is in
order. Not
ensuring the spirit
of the NEP vision
can also cause a
lot of harm. One of
the most
important of these
dangers relates to
the training and
orientation of the
teaching faculty
TEACHING STAFF IN INDIAN UNIVERSITIES HAVE
BEEN SCHOOLED IN TRADITIONAL MANNER AND
DO NOT GRASP MEANING AND IMPORTANCE OF
TRANS-DISCIPLINARY EDUCATION, PROJECT-
BASED LEARNING, AND HOW KNOWLEDGE CAN
BE LINKED TO ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY
DINESH
SINGH
Former Vice Chancellor,
University of Delhi

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INDIAJAIPUR | FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 2020
New Delhi: DelhiChief
Minister Arvind Kejri-
wal on Thursday visit-
ed the 12-year-old girl at
AIIMS on Thursday,
two days after she was
allegedly sexually as-
saulted and attacked in
the national capital’s
Paschim Vihar area.
Kejriwal told report-
ers that the government
will make sure that
those found guilty will
get strict punishment.
“I have spoken to the
Police Commissioner.
The police are trying to
nab the accused. The
govt will ensure strict
punishment for the ac-
cused. The govt will
provide Rs 10 lakh to
her family members,”
he told reporters.
Kejriwal said, “The
condition of the girl is
very serious and she
has grave injuries.
She is unconscious.
She was admitted in a
very bad condition
and is very critical. It
will be observed in the
next 24 to 48 hours
whether she comes out
of danger. Hope she
recovers soon.”
Earlier, expressing
his shock over the inci-
dent, the CM said, “The
news of a violent crime
with a 12-year-old girl
has shaken the soul
from inside. Criminals
should not be allowed to
roam around freely. I
am going to AIIMS in a
while to know the con-
dition of the victim.”
Meanwhile, Congress
workers staged a pro-
test at AIIMS against
the Delhi Govt over
crime against women in
the national capital.
Delhi Police had reg-
istered a case under the
relevant sections after
it came to light. —ANI
Kejri visits minor sexual assault victim
New Delhi: Seeking to
keep a closer eye on the
activities of the Chi-
nese military both near
the Indian territory as
well as in its depth are-
as all along the 4,000
kilometre Line of Ac-
tual Control (LAC), the
Indian security agen-
cies feel there is a re-
quirement of four to six
dedicated satellites
which can help them
keep a check on the ad-
versary's moves. The
need has been felt after
the Chinese Army in
the garb of an exercise
in the Xinjiang region
on its side of the LAC
mobilised more than
40,000 troops along with
heavy weaponry and ar-
tillery and started rush-
ing them towards Indi-
an territory and trans-
gressed into Indian ter-
ritory at multiple loca-
tions surprising the In-
dian formations located
in Leh including the 14
Corps headquarters.
"To improve the cov-
erage of the activities
of the Chinese troops
and forces in both near
Indian territory and in
their depth areas, there
is a need for four to six
dedicated satellites
with very high-resolu-
tion sensors and cam-
eras giving ability to
keep a close watch even
on the movement of
small objects and indi-
viduals," defence sourc-
es told ANI.
The capability and
assets would also help
the country to reduce
dependence on foreign
associates to keep a
watch on Chinese and
other adversaries, they
said.
The Indian Armed
Forces already have a
few military satellites
which are used for keep-
ing a close watch on the
adversaries but there is
a need to further
strengthen that capabil-
ity, the sources said.
At the moment, Chi-
nese troops have trans-
ritory in Finger area
along the Panging Tso
lake where they are re-
fusing to disengage
completely and want to
create an observation
post at Finger-5. In Go-
gra area also, they are
maintaining some ele-
ments.
Because of the lack
of clarity about the Chi-
nese activities, the In-
dian side took time to
build up its numbers in
Ladakh and additional
forces had to be pumped
in from adjoining areas
and reserve formations
were also moved there.
The Chinese have
created a similar build
up all along the LAC op-
posite Himachal
Pradesh, Uttarakhand,
Sikkim and Arunachal
Pradesh but the Chi-
nese troops there are in
depth areas. In the
Ladakh sector, the De-
fence Ministry has now
admitted that the Chi-
nese troops have trans-
ritory at multiple loca-
tions.
The Chinese had
started the conflict with
India on May 5, when
they marched into the
Galwan valley in very
high numbers and tried
to change the status quo
on the LAC but the In-
dian forces managed to
handle the situation
well. —ANI
New Delhi: After the
Defence Ministry's ac-
knowledgement of Chi-
nese troops transgres-
sions into the Indian
territory in different
parts of Eastern
Ladakh, Congress lead-
er Rahul Gandhi asked
why the PM was lying
over the issue.
"Why is the PM ly-
ing?" a tweet by the
Wayanad MP, which
also had an English
newspaper's article
over Defence Ministry's
acknowledgement em-
bedded, read. Gandhi
has time & again raised
the issue, especially
since Galwan valley
clash which led to 20 In-
dian Army personnel
losing their lives in a
violent face-off with
Chinese troops. Defence
Ministry acknowledged
Chinese transgressions
in Indian territory in
different parts of East-
ern Ladakh —ANI
New Delhi: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi on
Thursday remembered
former Union Minister
Sushma Swaraj on her
first death anniversary.
Sushma Swaraj, who
was External Affairs
Minister in the first
Modi cabinet, had
passed away after a pro-
longed illness on Au-
gust 6, last year.
Sharing the video of
his speech at a prayer
meet in her memory,
PM Modi said that Su-
shma Swaraj served In-
dia selflessly and was
an articulate voice for
India at the world stage.
“Sushma Swaraj was
a multifaceted person-
ality and we, Karyakar-
tas of the BJP have seen
very closely what a
great personality she
was,” the PM had said
in 2019 speech.
‘Why is the PM lying?’
asks Rahul Gandhi
PM shares his speech
from 2019 prayer meet
REMEMBERING SUSHMA SWARAJ
New Delhi: The En-
forcement Directo-
rateis conducting
searches at 17 loca-
tions in Punjab, Delhi
and Jammu and Kash-
mir, including inthe
premises of former
J&K Finance Minis-
ter and senior NC
leader Abdul Rahim
Rather's son Hilal
Ahmed Rather.
The searches are in
connection with its
probe into the Rs 177
crore J&K Bank loan
fraud case, a top ED of-
ficial said.
ED has registered a
case of money laun-
dering on the basis of
a CBI FIR and a charge
sheet. The CBI had
registered the case on
March 4. Rather was
arrested by the anti-
corruption branch of
the J&K Police on Jan-
uary 16. —ANI
ED raids 17 places in Rs 177 cr J&K Bank loan fraud case
New Delhi: Former
Union minister Manoj
Sinha has been appoint-
ed as Jammu and Kash-
mir Lt Governor, a day
after GC Murmu
abruptly resigned. A
Rashtrapati Bhawan
communique on Thurs-
day morning said the
outgoing lieutenant
governor's resignation
has been accepted.
Murmu resigned on
Wednesday night, ex-
actly one year after the
state of Jammu and
Kashmir was down-
graded and sliced into
two Union territories,
the other one being
Ladakh. Sinha was a
minister in Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi's
government between
2014 and 2019 and has
handled key ministries
like Telecom. He was
BHU student union
president leader and
has won Lok Sabha
elections twice from
Ghazipur in eastern UP.
He, however, lost the
2019 polls.Union minis-
ter Jitendra Singh,
meanwhile, praised
Sinha and said he car-
ries with him "a rich
combination of both
political as well as ad-
ministrative experi-
ence.” Environment
minister Prakash Ja-
vadekar also congratu-
lated Sinha. —Agencies
Ex-Union Minister Manoj Sinha
appointed new J&K Lt Governor
New Delhi: It is impor-
tant that Japan and In-
dia expand their trade
and business relation-
ships and the current
partnership will ex-
pand through the pro-
posed India-Japan In-
dustrial Competitive-
ness Partnership, said
Piyush Goyal, Union
Minister of Commerce
and Industry.
"Japan is one of our
most trusted trading
partners, fourth-largest
contributor of FDI (for-
eign direct investment).
The current partner-
ship will expand
through proposed In-
dia-Japan Industrial
Competitiveness Part-
nership, which was dis-
cussed during the meet-
ing with Japan Minis-
ter Hiroshi San," said
Goyal while addressing
the Digital Edition of
Make in India, Japan
Roadshow 3.0.
"It is important Ja-
pan and India expand
our trade and business
relationships. Together,
I have the confidence
that we will come out
successful in all mat-
ters," he added.
Goyal said as India is
opening up for busi-
ness, both the Centre
and states are making
strong policy decisions
to help investors take
advantage of growth
opportunities. —ANI
INDIAN SECURITY AGENCIES SEEK SATELLITES FOR
KEEPING CLOSE EYE ON CHINESE MILITARY MOVES
A banner erected by the Indian Army near Pangong Tso lake near the India China border in Ladakh.
New Delhi: China in-
truded into Indian
territory in eastern
Ladakh in early May,
the Defence Ministry
acknowledged in a
document showing on
the news section of its
website since Tues-
day. Two days after it
was put up on the
Ministry of Defence
website, the page is
missing.
"Chinese aggres-
sion has been increas-
ing along the Line of
Actual Control (LAC)
and more particularly
in Galwan valley
since May 5, 2020. The
Chinese side has
transgressed in the
areas of Kungrang
Nala, Gogra and
north bank of Pan-
gong Tso Lake on May
17-18," the ministry
said in the document
under the title "Chi-
nese Aggression on
LAC", in the "What's
New" section on its
website.
The document said
ground level interac-
tions were held be-
tween the armed forc-
es of both sides to de-
fuse the situation. A
Corps commanders'
flag meeting was held
on June 6. "However, a
violent face-off inci-
dent took place be-
tween the two sides on
June 15, resulting in
casualties on both
sides."
Subsequently, said
the document, a sec-
ond corps commander
level meeting took
place on June 22 to
discuss the modalities
of de-escalation.
"While engagement
and dialogue at mili-
tary and diplomatic
level is continuing to
arrive at mutually ac-
ceptable consensus,
the present standoff
is likely to be pro-
longed," the ministry
said. —ANI
Document admitting Chinese intrusions
vanishes from Defence Ministry site
Washington/New Delhi:
The government warned
China against attempts
to interfere in India’s
internal affairs after
Beijing unsuccessfully
initiated a discussion in
the UN Security Council
on J&K. In a statement
issued by MEA, the gov-
ernment said that this
was not the first time
that China has sought
to raise a subject that is
solely an internal matter
of India. “As on previ-
ous such occasions,
this attempt too met
with little support from
the international com-
munity. We firmly reject
China’s interference in
our internal affairs and
urge it to draw proper
conclusions from such
unfructuous attempts.”
“The US will remain
steadfast in support of
India’s efforts to defend
its sovereignty and ter-
ritorial integrity,” the let-
ter addressed to EAM,
S Jaishankar said.
BACKED BY US, INDIA WARNS CHINA OVER KASHMIR INTERFERENCE
Priyank Gandhi Vadra
@priyankagandhi
Saifuddin Soj Sahab
has played a big role
in strengthening the
Indian democracy.
By treating him
like a prisoner, the
BJP government is
crushing democracy.
For the past one year
there is tyranny in
J-K. I want to remind
the government that
India is democractic
republic,” Vadra’s tweet,
which has also had a
picture of Soz standing
inside the boundary of
his house with barbed
wire fences on them.
‘NO COUNTRY CAN
RUN ON HATRED’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Sushma Swaraj. —File Photo
NARENDRA MODI
@narendramodi
Remembering Sushma
Ji on her first Punya
Tithi. Her untimely and
unfortunate demise left
many saddened. She
served India selflessly
and was an articulate
voice for India at the
world stage.
AMIT SHAH
@AmitShah
Tributes to Sushma
Swaraj ji on her punyatithi.
Sushma ji was a towering
figure of Indian polity, an
outstanding parliamentar-
ian and a brilliant orator
who dedicated her entire
life in the service of the
nation. Her ideals will
continue to inspire the
generations to come.
It's important Japan, India expand
our trade, business relations: Goyal
IN THE COURTYARD
New Delhi: The SC
adjourned to Au-
gust 20 hearing on a
plea filed by fugi-
tive businessman
Vijay Mallya seek-
ing a review of its
May 2017 order
holding him guilty
of contempt for
transferring USD 40
million to his chil-
dren in violation of
the court's order.
A bench of Jus-
tice UU Lalit and
Justice Ashok
Bhushan adjourned
the matter for Au-
gust 20. —ANI
SC adjourns Vijay Mallya’s plea
seeking review of 2017 order
VICTIM IS CRITICAL, SAYS DELHI CM
Police are try-
ing to nab the
accused. The
govt will ensure strict
punishment for the ac-
cused. Govt will pro-
vide Rs 10 lakh to her
family members.
—Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi CM
Japan is one of our most trusted trad-
ing partners, fourth-largest contribu-
tor of FDI. The current partnership
will expand through proposed India-Japan
Industrial Competitiveness Partnership,
which was discussed during the meeting with
Japan Minister Hiroshi San.
—Piyush Goel, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry

New Delhi: After get-
ting the notification
from the Government
of India, the Central
Bureau of Investiga-
tion (CBI) on Thurs-
day registered case
against Rhea
Chakraborty and 5
others.
The investigating
agency booked 6 ac-
cused and others in
sections including
criminal conspiracy,
abetment of suicide,
wrongful restrain,
wrongful confine-
ment, theft, criminal
breach of trust, cheat-
ing and criminal in-
timidation. CBI said it
is also in touch with
Bihar Police. “A case
is, therefore, regis-
tered under section
341, 342, 380, 406, 420,
306, 506, 120B IPC
against (I) Rhea
Chakraborty and her
family members (2)
Sh. Indrajit
Chakraborty (3) Sand-
hya Chakraborty, (4)
Showik Chakraborty,
(5) Samuel Miranda,
(6) Shruti Modi & oth-
ers and entrusted to
Anil Kumar Yadav, Ad-
ditional SP, CBI, AC-
VI, SIT, New Delhi for
investigation,” read
from content from FIR
by CBI. In S C, Solici-
tor General Tushar
Mehta, appearing for
the central govt, sub-
mitted before a single-
judge bench of Justice
Hrishikesh Roy that
the Centre has accept-
ed the Bihar govern-
ment’s request recom-
mending a CBI in-
quiry into the Sushant
death case. —ANI
Bihar police submits report to IG
Patna: A team of four
officers of Bihar Po-
lice probing the Sush-
ant Singh Rajput
death case in Mum-
bai, have reached In-
spector General Cen-
tral office to submit a
report on the case on
Thursday. These po-
lice officers have re-
turned to the state
from Mumbai earlier
onThursdaywhilethe
Patna(Central)Super-
intendent of Police
(SP)VinayTiwaristill
continues to be quar-
antined in Mumbai.
The officers refrained
from speaking about
the findings of the
case. One of the police
officers, on arrival at
theBiharairport,said
that BMC never called
to support us but have
receivedgreatsupport
from their seniors.
“Nowwhenthecaseis
with CBI, things
would be confidential,
we will be sharing our
findings with them,”
the other police offic-
er added. —ANI
INDIAJAIPUR | FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 2020
Strengthen rural...
opportunities in every
village through self-
help groups. “Besides
promoting these
groups, the formation
of moreself-helpgroups
should be encouraged
under this scheme.
Also, to make them
strong, their products
should be marketed bet-
ter. In this era of Covid,
they can also be added
to online platforms like
e-market,” Gehlot in-
structed. He also said
that there are com-
plaints of delay in de-
velopment works under
MLA Local Area Devel-
opment Program and
MP Local Area Develop-
ment Program. “To
overcome this, their
administrative and fi-
nancial approvals
should be issued in a
fixed time of 45 days. He
said that an online por-
tal should be prepared
for effective monitoring
of these programs.
Also, their regular mon-
itoring should be en-
sured,” Gehlot directed
officials.
During the meeting,
the matter of non-pay-
ment of honorarium to
about 26 thousand pan-
chayat assistants was
brought before the
Chief Minister. Gehlot
immediately directed
the Additional Chief
Secretary (Finance)
Niranjan Arya to issue
a sanction of Rs 100
crore with immediate
effect.
The Chief Minister
also directed to create
new posts of Village De-
velopment Officer and
Block Development Of-
ficer for the newly
formed 1456 new Gram
Panchayats and 57 new
Panchayat Samitis in
the state. He also in-
structed to issue ap-
proval for construction
of an electric cremato-
rium at the earliest.
Gehlot held a detailed
reviewof otherschemes
related to rural develop-
ment and panchayati
raj including Prime
Minister Housing
Scheme, Swachh
Bharat Mission, Na-
tional Rurban Mission
Scheme, and others.
BCCI-Vivo...
amid soaring Sino-In-
dia diplomatic tensions.
The BCCI sent out a
one-line statement
without giving any de-
tails to say that Vivo
will not be associated
with the IPL this year.
“Board of Control for
Cricket in India (BCCI)
and vivo Mobile India
Pvt Ltd have decided to
suspend their partner-
ship for IPL in 2020,”
release stated. —ANI
RBI keeps...
“The MPC voted unani-
mously to leave the pol-
icy repo rate unchanged
at 4 per cent and contin-
ue with the accommo-
dative stance of mone-
tary policy as long as
necessary to revive
growth, mitigate the
impact of COVID-19
while ensuring that in-
flation remains within
the target going for-
ward,” said RBI Gover-
nor Shaktikanta Das.
The headline infla-
tion has breached the 6
per cent level, beyond
the comfort level of the
central bank. The RBI
is tasked with keeping
inflation at 4 per cent in
the medium-term with
a 2 percentage point lee-
way on either side.
8 killed...
and three female pa-
tients. The fire was like-
ly caused by a short-cir-
cuit and a spark blazed
the entire ICU unit in a
couple of minutes.”
Several officials in-
cluding the Additional
Chief Secretary (ACS)
Rajiv Kumar Gupta,
State Principal Secre-
tary (health) Jayanti
Ravi, Ahmedabad Mu-
nicipal Commissioner
Mukesh Kumar visited
the hospital early on
Thursday morning. Af-
ter the police conducted
a primary inspection of
the fire site, officials of
the Forensic Science
Laboratory (FSL) col-
lected relevant samples
and the hospital was
sealed.
Addressing the me-
dia, Ahmedabad
COVID-19 nodal officer
Rajiv Kumar Gupta,
said, “Eight patients
have unfortunately lost
their lives in the fire
that started at 3.30 am
in Shrey Hospital.
Chief Minister Rupani
has ordered an inquiry
into the incident, to be
led by additional chief
secretaries of the state
home department and
the urban development
department.”
Meanwhile, CMO
said that the probe will
be conducted by two
IAS officers—ACS
Home Sangeeta Singh
and the ACS in the Ur-
ban Development De-
partment Mukesh Puri.
Both officials have been
asked to submit a re-
port within three days.
They held a meeting
with officials of local
civic body AMC at the
Riverfront office in the
presence of Chief Fire
Officer Mehrnosh Das-
toor. After concluding
the meeting, the two se-
nior bureaucrats then
visited Shrey Hospital
on Thursday afternoon.
FROM PG 1
Centre releases Rs 890. 32 Cr COVID-19 package to 22 States & UTs for Emergency Response & Health System
GOVTSTRENGTHENINGCOVID19TESTINGSNew Delhi: The Cen-
tral Government on
Thursday released Rs
890.32 crores as the
second installment of
the COVID-19 Emer-
gency Response and
Health System Prepar-
edness Package to 22
States and Union Ter-
ritories (UTs).
“As part of this pack-
age, States/UTs have
been strengthened with
5,80,342 isolation beds,
1,36,068 oxygen support-
ed beds and 31,255 ICU
beds. Also, 86,88,357
testingkitsand79,88,366
Vial Transport Media
(VTM) have been pro-
cured by them. As many
as 96,557 human re-
sources have been add-
ed in the States/UTs
and incentive has been
given to 6,65,799 human
resource. The package
has aided provision of
mobility support to
11,821 staff,” the health
ministry said.
The first instalment
of Rs 3,000 crores was
released in April 2020 to
all States/UTs to ramp
up testing facilities,
conduct activities with
procurement of essen-
tial supplies. —ANI
New Delhi: The recov-
ery rate has reached a
record high of 67.62 per
cent amongst COVID-19
patients and the Case
Fatality Rate (CFR)
stands at 2.07 per cent ,
said Union Health Min-
istry on Thursday.
“The total recoveries
of COVID-19 patients
have jumped to 13,28,336
with 46,121 COVID-19
patients being dis-
charged in the last 24
hours,” Ministry said
in a statement.
The actual the active
cases of the country is
5,95,501 is 30.31 per cent
of the total positive cas-
es. The active cases
have seen a significant
drop from to 30.31 per
cent . The count in-
cludes 5,95,501 active
cases and 13,28,337
cured patients. —ANI
India ramps up testing labs,
access anywhere within 3 hrs
New Delhi: India has
ramped up its COVID-19
testing facility from one
lab in January this year
to 1,370 labs today and
citizens anywhere can
access a lab within
three hours of travel
time, Union Health
Minister Harsh Vard-
han has said.
Addressing a virtual
meeting of regional di-
rectors of WHO, South-
East Asia on Thursday,
the minister said that
India’s proactive and
graded multi-level insti-
tutional response to
COVID-19 made it pos-
sible to have very low
cases and deaths per
million. The minister
said the daily handling
capacity of COVID-19
cases in hospitals has
increased to almost 35
times. —ANI
Plasma therapy
trial did not show
clinical benefits
New Delhi: The trial
conducted by AIIMS for
convalescent plasma
therapy on COVID-19
patients did not show
much clinical benefit in
reducing fatality risk
caused due to the virus.
“These are initial
analyses. There were
two groups of 15 pa-
tients each on whom a
randomised control tri-
al was done to know the
effectiveness of plasma
therapy. One group re-
ceived standard treat-
ment protocol while the
other group received
convalescent plasma
therapy along with
standard treatment. It
was noted that mortali-
ty was similar with no
much clinical benefits,”
Dr Randeep Guleria, Di-
rector AIIMS. —ANI
Recovery rate reaches a
record high of 67.62% New Delhi: Amit
Shah’s health is con-
stantly improving, in-
formed sources from
Medanta Hospital. He
was admitted to the
hospital after testing
positive for COVID-19
and is undergoing
treatment.Besides,
congratulatory mes-
sages have been pour-
ing in to him for the
Bhumi Pujan ceremo-
ny of the Ram Temple.
A team of doctors too
extended their greet-
ings to Shah on the
occasion. Although,
hecouldn’tbeapartof
the historic moment,
he witnessed the pro-
gramme on television.
Kolkata: Veteran
CPM leader Shyamal
Chakraborty passed
away on Thursday.
76-year-old had tested
corona positive and
was admitted to a pri-
vate hospital.
West Bengal CM
Mamata Banerjee
condoled the death of
veteran leader. “Sad-
dened at the passing
away of the veteran
leader, former Mem-
ber of Parliament and
former Bengal minis-
ter Shyamal
Chakraborty. My con-
dolences to his family,
friends and support-
ers,” Banerjee said in
a statement. —ANI
HOME MIN SHAH RECOVERING
WELL, SAY HOSPITAL SOURCES
CPM LEADER SHYAMAL
CHAKRABORTY DIES OF CORONA
16NDRFteamspre-positionedin
Maharashtra,PMassuressupport
Mumbai: Due to the
evolving situation of
incessant rains, 16
teams of National Dis-
aster Response Force
(NDRF) have been pre-
positioned in Maha-
rashtra, said the NDRF.
“Five teams in Mum-
bai, four teams in Kol-
hapur, two teams in
Sangli, and one team
each in Satara, Thane,
Palghar, Nagpur,
Raigad,” said NDRF.
Meanwhile, different
parts of Maharashtra
are facing severe water-
logging and flood-like
situation following in-
cessant rainfall.
The India Meteoro-
logical Department
(IMD) has predicted
“generally cloudy sky
with Heavy rain” in
Thane on Thursday.
Vipin Sharma, Thane
Municipal Corporation
said, “Thane Municipal
Corporation area has
been receiving very
heavy rainfall since the
pastthreedays,received
149 mm rainfall on Au-
gust 5. We are alert. As-
sistant and Deputy
Commissioners, the fire
brigade are on the field.
I appeal to residents to
not step out of houses
unnecessarily.”
IMD has also predict-
ed intense rainfall over
Mumbai over the next
three hours. Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi on Wednesday as-
sured all support to
Maharashtra Chief
Minister Uddhav
Thackeray regarding
the situation in Mum-
bai and surrounding
areas due to heavy
rainfall. —ANI
BIHAR FLOODS: NDRF & SDRF
DEPLOYED AS TOLL REACHES 19
Patna:Over30teams,
including those of
the National Disaster
Response Force
(NDRF) and SDRF
have been deployed to
tackle the floods
which have affected
multiple districts in
Bihar, according to
the Disaster Manage-
ment department of
thestategovernment.
According to the data
released by the de-
partment on Wednes-
day, 16 districts in the
state have been af-
fected by the rising
waters. This has re-
sulted in the loss of 19
human lives and af-
fected a combined
population of
66,60,655. A total of
12,202 people have
been shifted to relief
camps. —Agency
SUSHANT SINGH RAJPUT DEATH
CBI registers case against Rhea
Chakraborty and five others
A health worker collects swab sample from a child at Ajmeri Gate in New Delhi. —PHOTO BY PTI
A tree falls on a car due to strong winds & heavy rainfall in Mumbai on Thursday. —PHOTO BY ANI

NEWSJAIPUR | FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 2020
‘RAJIV-RAHUL’
KEEPING CONG
FLOCK TOGETHER!
In the political parlance, two names,
whenever uttered bring about an
image of the Congress party in our
minds. These words are Rajiv and
Rahul. While Late Rajiv Gandhi
was transforming the nation, his
son Rahul, is also working at his
own pace in the political arena. One
would fathom that with all the Gehlot
supporting Congress MLAs camped
in Suryagarh hotel in Jaisalmer,
the mention of Rajiv and Rahul in
the political discussions would be
a given thing. However, there is yet
another Rajiv-Rahul duo that has
been carrying out the same work
the political Rajiv-Rahul duo have
had to do, ie keeping the Congress
flock together! Well, this Rajiv-Rahul
duo hail from the IPS stock and are
charged with ‘fortification’ of the
Congress ‘stronghold’. The duo has
been working relentlessly on a 24/7
hour mode. Interestingly, while in the
political family Rajiv is elder to Rahul,
among this duo, it is Rahul who is
‘senior’ to Rajiv. As SP, Rahul Prakash
has been doing an exemplary job and
keeps an eagle eye on the activities at
Suryagarh whereas four years junior
to him is Rajiv Pachar and since he
has served in Jaisalmer, knows the
area and its ‘political environment’
too. Notably, CM Ashok Gehlot trusts
both the officers as they are one of the
most updated officials in the district.
—Laxman Raghav
ONLY PILOT, NO ONE
ELSE, AS CM
Only two days before, one of
Rajasthan’s leading newspaper
carried Pilot camp MLAs’
unconfirmed view that they are ready
to sacrifice Pilot camp’s stand to
Sachin Pilot as the Chief Minister,
provided Congress high command
agrees for a third choice (other
than Gehlot and Pilot). Now in this
context, speaking to First India a
Pilot camp MLA has claimed that
none of their camp members have
been approached or have spoken
to the high command. “Any third
person is not an option for us for the
position of Chief Minister. We only
want Sachin Pilot as CM, the MLA
said. Denying moving to Gujarat, the
MLA said, “Where we were earlier,
we are camping still at the same
place,” the MLA said. Interestingly,
the group is now planning to release
an official statement on Friday
through a video message.
—Naresh Sharma
Jodhpur: The Border
SecurityForce(BSF)has
ordered disciplinary ac-
tion against a doctor of
theforceforallegedlaps-
es in declaring a jawan
weighing 160 kg fit for
undertaking a physical
fitness course during
which he died, officials
said on Thursday.
Constable Vinod Sin-
gh, 45, died on July 17
afterhe“feltgiddinessin
the evening hours near
his barracks” at the BSF
subsidiary training cen-
tre in Jodhpur.
BSF Director General
(DG) S S Deswal had or-
dered an immediate in-
quiry into the incident.
“Disciplinary action
hasbeenorderedagainst
adoctorof theforceafter
preliminary enquiry
was completed recently
in a case related to the
death of a jawan at a
training centre in Jodh-
pur,” a senior officer
said.“Furtherprocessto
fix accountability is un-
der progress,” he said.
The BSF had earlier
said that the jawan was
“a low medical category
person having weight
of 160 kgs with a BMI of
52.98”.
“However, it has been
found that the deceased
constable was declared
fit for the fitness course.
An inquiry has been or-
dered to ascertain the
circumstances under
which the individual
was declared fit for the
course,” it had said.
Singh, working as a
water carrier in the
114th battalion of the
force, had joined the
Jodhpur-based training
centretoundergoaphys-
ical fitness course on
July 15. These fitness
courses have been initi-
ated by DG Deswal, who
has ordered that all fat
and obese personnel in
the force should be iden-
tified and sent for physi-
cal training. —PTI
Disciplinary action by
BSF against doctor over
death of 160-kg jawan
Barmer: Union minis-
ter Kailash Chaudhary
on Thursday said the
Congress government
in Rajasthan, led by
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot, would collapse
and its countdown has
begun.
With this, he said, the
Congress’s politics too
would come to an end in
the state.
Chaudhary, who is on
a three-day visit to his
parliamentary constitu-
ency Barmer, said the
state government has
lost the confidence of
people and the chief
minister has to confine
MLAs to hotels.
“The Gehlot govern-
ment will fail to prove
its majority in the floor
test in the Assembly.
Not only the people of
Rajasthan have lost
faith in the govern-
ment, ministers and
MLAs too are not happy
with the chief minis-
ter,” he said.
Interacting with the
locals of Lakha, Jhin-
jhinyali, Devikot and
other villages of Jais-
almer, the Union minis-
ter of state for agricul-
ture said the Centre has
introduced many
schemes and pro-
grammes for public wel-
fare.
He also pointed out
that the provisions of
Article 370 of the Con-
stitution were abrogat-
ed in Jammu and Kash-
mir and the foundation
for the construction of
a Ram temple in Ayod-
hya was laid during the
rule of the current gov-
ernment. —PTI
Chaudhary:Cong
govtanditspolitics
willsoonendinRaj
Kailash Chaudhary
Kashiram Chaudhary
Jaipur.TheCoronapan-
demic has hit the world
economy hard and India
could be no exception to
it. This is being reflected
in the income Tax re-
turns filed so far.
Centre on its part
tried to stimulate the
economic activities in
the country by announc-
ing a 20 lakh crore eco-
nomicpackage.Withthe
economic package into
its implementation for
almost two months now
itisalmostclearthatthe
derailed economy is yet
to come back on track.
This is being instant-
ly proved by the income
tax returns filed so far.
The four months of the
financial year have wit-
nessed a sharp drop in
the number of I-T re-
turns in the state. At an
average there are
around 40 lakh I-T re-
turns filed every year
for which the last date
was 31 July 31.
The corona induced
lockdown for two
months forced the I-T
department to extend
the last date to file the
returns till November
30, 2020.
I-T sources say the ex-
tension of the last date
is one big reason for less
number of returns filed
sofarandthenumberof
returns will increase
significantly in October.
The I-T department
too had to change its
working due to less
number of I-T returns
by reducing the number
of cases taken for scru-
tiny. The I-T department
had selected only 0.13%
cases for scrutiny in
2017-18 and the same
trend is expected to con-
tinue this year as well.
Corona effect: With deadline extended
twice, dismal show of I-T returns so far
I-T RETURNS FILED IN LAST FEW YEARS
First India Bureau
Jaisalmer: Mining and
Gopalan minister
PramodJain‘Bhaya’has
saidthateverygrampan-
chayat will have a Nandi
Gaushala. The gopalan
minister said that the
state government has
startedprocessof setting
up Nandi Gaushala first
at district headquarter
followed by panchayat
headquarter and then
every gram panchayat.
Bhaya also said that the
governmentwascontem-
plating hiking financial
grants to gaushalas.
On Ram temple, the
minister said that he
welcomes construction
of grandtempleforLord
Ram but this matter
should be kept away
from the politics.
Pramod Jain Bhaya’s
love for cows is not a se-
cret. Even in Jaisalmer,
he visited gaushala, per-
formed pooja and
checked management of
gaushala. He also gave
instructionforproviding
fodderandwatertocows.
‘Gram panchayats to have Nandi Gaushala’
Pramod Jain ‘Bhaya’
INFOGRAPHIC: VINOD KUMAR SHARMA
Rajasthan outcry
PADHARO
MHARE DESHTHE FOOTFALL OF TOURISTS WHICH USED TO
BE IN ONE DAY DURING NORMAL TIMES PRIOR TO
CORONA HAS BEEN RECORDED IN ONE MONTH,
WHICH REFLECTS THE FEAR AMONG THE
TOURISTS, WRITES NIRMAL TIWARI
LIVELIHOOD AT STAKE
SHOCKING SCENARIO
8major
monuments and
museums in city
5,269tourists visited
these in one
month
24other
major monuments
in state
the sites in same
period
various places in
the state
12,665tourists in Jaipur
alone in July
8,806visitors in June
3,531tourists at Amber
5,667tourists at Nahargarh
1,684visited
Chittorgarh
Fort
601tourists visited
Alwar
l A MARGINAL INCREASE WAS
WITNESSED AFTER THE ARRIVAL OF
MONSOON BUT STILL THE NUMBER OF
FAR LESS THAN THE EXPECTATIONS
l OUTSIDE THE STATE
CAPITAL, THE MAXIMUM
NUMBER OF TOURISTS VISITED
JHALAWAR’S GAGRON FORT
l THIS NUMBER USED TO
BE IN A SINGLE DAY PRIOR
TO CORONA, ACCORDING
TO STAKEHOLDERS
10 lakhpeople
associated directly and
indirectly with the state’s
tourism sector which
includes vendors, hawkers,
guides, folk artists, hotel
and resort owners who are
dependent on tourism
l “Padharo Mhare desh”
is what Pink city is really
dying for these days, post
lockdown, as the number
of tourists arriving is
not matching to the
expectations of tourism
industry’s stakeholders
l Like other industries,
global corona pandemic
has badly hit the tourism
sector of the desert state
also and despite opening
of monuments and
tourism sites, the arrival of
tourists is very grim
l Jaipur is one of the
distinguished tourism
spots in the world which
never witnessed this
situation before, be it the
spread of swine flu, zika
virus and many more
virus attacks but none
of them could affect the
tourism industry like
covid-19 has done
l The state government
closed all the tourism
spots and monuments
on March 18 in the wake
of coronavirus spread
which caused losses of
millions of rupees to the
industry. The monuments
were reopened on
June 1 and hotels,
restaurants were
also opened
from Jun 8 but
the situation
did not go well
due to lack of
tourists
l Government machinery is also making
tireless efforts to bring the industry back
on track after directions from chief minister
Ashok Gehlot and they are trying to restore the
ecosystem so that the upcoming tourism season
starting from September gets more tourists
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GRIM PICTURE

Do not focus on the fears in your
mind. Focus and be led by the
dreams in your heart.
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It had also ordered to
publish these notices in
the local papers of Bar-
mer and Jaisalmer dis-
tricts. Disposing of a pe-
tition filed by Bahujan
Samaj Party, which was
representedbyadvocates
Satish Mishra, Satpal
Jain, Dinesh Garg and
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA Madan Dilawar,
representedbyseniorad-
vocate Harish Salve and
advocate Ashish Shar-
ma, the division bench
said that notice, issued
earlier by a single judge
bench of Justice Mahen-
dra Goyal, should be de-
livered to all six former
BSP MLAs, by August 8.
Notably, during
Thursday’s hearing,
the Assembly Speaker
was represented by
Kapil Sibal, Salman
Khurshid and Prateek
Kasliwal. It means
that the single bench
may not be able to
take a final call on the
issue of staying their
voting rights on Au-
gust 11, a date which
has been finalised by
the CJ-led bench.
Thenexttwodays,Au-
gust 12-13, are holidays
and the topic itself ends
here. Now, there are
two possibilities i.e. all
BSP MLAs are allowed
to vote in the session
and Gehlot emerges as
a clear winner and the
second chance may be
that any judicial au-
thority, may be High
Court or Supreme
Court, advises Assem-
bly Speaker to post-
pone the date of ses-
sion by a week or so, so
that a final call on the
voting issue could be
taken by HC or SC dur-
ing this period.
So there is a mixed
feeling in both Gehlot
and Pilot camps and no
one really knows which
way the situation will
take a turn. But this is
certain, that the issue of
voting rights of BSP
MLAswillbeamajorde-
cidingfactorinthelikely
victory of Gehlot gov-
ernment in the Assem-
bly. However, apart from
a keen and curious Pilot
camp, the top leadership
of Congress and BJP in
New Delhi are keeping
their fingers crossed on
the semifinal outcome
on August 11.
No final judicial order on BSP...
Questions raised over MHTR
staff after 2 cubs go missing
MayLordRambekindto
CongMLAs,saysPoonia
Raje ‘chapter’ on hold, for now!
Wildlifeenthusiastshavedemandedsuspensionofentiremonitoringteamforlaxity
Nirmal Tiwari
Kota: The situation in
Mukundara Hills Ti-
ger Reserve (MHTR)
is yet to return to nor-
mal. In a span of a
few days, two tigers
have died and two ti-
ger cubs, one each of
MT-2 and MT-4, have
gone missing. Ques-
tions are being raised
by wildlife enthusiasts
whether the missing ti-
ger cubs have died of
hunger or are killed by
some other animal.
Notwithstanding the
tragedies, senior forest
officials have been talk-
ing of relocating new
tigers in the MHTR. But
the question is, will it
serve the purpose un-
less MHTR staffers,
whose alleged careless-
ness resulted in deaths
and missing tigers, are
replaced. Or, just a cou-
ple of efficient officers
would be able to handle
things.
Even if the officers
are replaced, will the
MHTR be able to get rid
of its image as den of
deathfortigers.Thefun-
damental requirement
is to take tough actions.
Meanwhile, wild-
life enthusiasts have
demanded truth
about the missing ti-
ger cubs irrespective
of the fact that they
are alive or dead. The
wildlife lovers have
also demanded sus-
pension of the entire
monitoring team and
accused them of be-
ing careless.
It worth noting that
in November last year,
some poachers had en-
tered the MHTR
through Gagron range.
They were caught but
somehow managed to
get bail. This incident
brings forest staff un-
der suspicion.
MHTR’s former DCF
Mohan Raju was always
accused of playing fa-
vouritism among em-
ployees. He allegedly
listened to only those
who he liked. However,
when senior officials
reached there for in-
quiry after the death of
tigers, the carelessness
of monitoring team
came to light.
Experts suggest
strict action against
guilty staff and re-
placement of the en-
tirestaff attheMHTR.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: State BJP
president Satish Poo-
nia took to Twitter to
corner Ashok Gehlot
led government and
said, it seems that the
people camping in
Jaisalmer are an-
noyed with Lord Ram
otherwise what is the
reason that even Ra-
hul and Priyanka
Gandhi conveyed
their devotion on
Twitter but state Con-
gress leaders didn’t
bother to even post
any symbolic picture.
He took a dig at camp-
ing MLAs and tweeted
that they had time to
post selfies, cooking ses-
sion pics, sporting ac-
tivities and even namaz
photos but Lord Ram
was forgotten. He mock-
ingly wished for Lord
Ram to be kind to them.
Speaking to media at
the BJP headquarters,
he said the state govern-
ment is scared and inse-
cure and doesn’t trust
its own people. Poonia
said CM Gehlot has
been talking about
unity in the party, de-
mocracy and morality
but now slowly every-
thing is being exposed.
He said media re-
ports claim that the
Congress MLAs aren’t
allowed to meet and talk
to each other, jammers
have been installed and
they can’t access social
media. He alleged that
all the Congress MLAs
at Suryagarh are suspi-
cious characters for the
CM and therefore are
under scanner.
Replying to questions
Poonia asserted that the
Congress was breaking
up and their ministers
were targeting BJP, it
would be better if they
put their house in order.
He reminded of Ra-
hul Gandhi’s forgot-
ten promise of loan
waiver and also de-
manded the resigna-
tion of Gehlot remind-
ing him of his state-
ment while justifying
section 124A in FIRs
calling his govern-
ment a u-turn govern-
ment. Poonia also
called the govt a fail-
ure in handling the
corona situation.He
said, all the government
is worried more about
saving the chair rather
than the lives of people.
Poonia later tweet-
ed while taking a dig
at the govt that it had
all the ingredients of
Bollywood blockbust-
er like illegal phone
tapping, misusing
SOG and ACB, Camp-
ing at 5 star hotels etc.
Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur: One of the most
anticipated meeting on
which almost entire Ra-
jasthan BJP had been a
close watch, the meeting
between national party
president JP Nadda and
two time chief minister
of Rajasthan Vasundha-
raRaje,couldnotbecon-
vened. Raje had been
called to Delhi after
Nadda personally
phoned her following
which Raje left for Del-
hi by road from Dhol-
pur.
However, in the
meantime, Union
Home Minister Amit
Shah tested positive
for Corona and was
sent in quarantine
and since Nadda had
also met Shah a few
days earlier, the party
chief went into self-
isolation. This was the
reason why the much
awaited Nadda-Raje
meeting could not be.
Although personal
meetisonething,Nadda
makes it a point to keep
the ‘conversation chan-
nels’ open with other
senior party leaders and
thereforetimeandagain
Naddakeepstakingfeed-
back on Rajasthan, spe-
cially from Raje, Gajen-
dra Singh Shekhawat,
Satish Poonia and other
party leaders.
The anticipation and
excitement around the
meeting was due to the
point that it is believed
in the saffron party,
that Raje is upset, pri-
marily with the for-
mation of new party
working committees,
among various other
issues. There is curios-
ity among partymen if
Madam’s ‘complaints’
could be addressed at
Nadda’s level, however,
political observers
claim that with the cur-
rent situation of politics
in Delhi, it appears to be
highly improbable, and
therefore the ‘Rajasthan
chapter’ will be ‘solved’
at the level of Narendra
Modi - Amit Shah only.
However, Nadda’s
opinion will be extreme-
lyimportantinthischap-
ter. Interestingly, the
‘top leadership’ of the
saffron party has been
trying to ‘handle’ the
‘Vasundhara Factor’,
and in this connection,
there was word a few
months back that Raje
had been given the of-
fer of being appointed
as Governor of MP or
HP. But Raje straight
away declined the offer
assheisnotkeentoleave
Rajasthan at this stage.
And therefore, it is be-
lieved that once Shah re-
turns from hospital after
defeating Corona, would
the ‘Rajasthan chapter’
be addressed in its en-
tirety.
Meanwhile, in an im-
portant development,
Raje held one-on-one
discussion with BJP
Organization General
Secretary BL Santosh
for nearly one and
half hours, and ap-
peared to be quite con-
tent after the meeting.
The duo spoke at length
about the state’s politics
and Corona among oth-
er issues. Notably, San-
tosh is considered close
to both Modi and Shah
and plays an important
role in certain critical
political matters.
Cubs of Tigress MT-2 in the Mukundara Hills Tiger Reserve. —FILE PHOTO
AVINASH PANDE
@avinashpandeinc
My heartfelt condo-
lences on passing
away of
Former
CM & PCC
President
of Mahara-
stra, Shri
Shivajirao
Patil Nilangekar. May
his soul Rest In Peace.
Those who knew him
well will greatly mourn
his passing.
Best wishes to all the
women on Kajri Teej. May
all the sisters and their
family be happy forever.
State BJP President Satish Poonia paid floral tributes to former
External Affairs Minister late Sushma Swaraj on her first death
anniversary at BJP head quarters in Jaipur on Thursday.
Aditi Nagar
E
ven in the worst-
case scenario,
there is no dan-
ger to Ashok Gehlot
government, even if
on August 11 the Ra-
jasthan High court
stays merger of Ba-
hujan Samaj Party
in Congress. The di-
vision bench has only
desired order on stay
application, and not
desired final verdict in
the BSP merger case.
If the merger is
stayed, that would
signify that BSP leg-
islature get revived
in Rajasthan Vidhan
Sabha. In that case, as
per Rajasthan Vidhan
Sabha rules, the whip
will be issued to MLAs
of BSP, while the lead-
er of the legislature
party, elected by their
MLAs. In no case
BSP party president
or any other author-
ity, who is not a
member of Vidhan
Sabha from BSP, can
issue any binding
whip. Legally direc-
tions of any such per-
son is of no value and
has no legal effect. All
six MLAs are with
Ashok Gehlot and
even any stay will
not change their loy-
alty. Legal expert
Advocate AK Jain
says that there is no
chance that at inter-
im stage any court
may restrain any
MLA from voting in
Vidhan Sabha, as a
member of Vidhan
Sabha has absolute
right to vote and
participate in Vid-
han Sabha proceed-
ings unless he ceases
to be a member of
Vidhan Sabha.
As Nadda goes into self-isolation after Shah tests Corona
positive, may meet Vasundhara today or tomorrow!
Lucky Gehlot!
Aishwary Pradhan
Is the BJP going
Congress way?
Does the saffron par-
ty feel ‘threat’ of
poaching of its legis-
lators? Highly
placed sources in
the BJP reveal that
even the BJP MLAs
could be sent in
‘fortification’ ei-
ther on Friday or
Saturday. The BJP
leadership is trying
to bring all its legis-
lators at one spot and
in this connection
they could be sent to
any BJP ruled state
for training or for
keeping them in for-
tification. The BJP
President hinted
on such a develop-
ment and there was
word late in the
evening that MLAs
from region far
away from Jaipur
have been alerted.
There is a buzz that
Gehlot camp is try-
ing to make ‘inroads’
into BJP camp!
Poaching threat
corners BJP?
ACHIEVEMENTS OF JAL SHAKTI MINISTRY
Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat presented a copy of the booklet detailing the achievements of Jal Shakti
Ministry in past one year to President Ram Nath Kovind and Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday. The Ministry of Jal
Shakti is providing 90 per cent funds to Himalayan and northeastern states and 50 per cent funds to other states to take up
rural drinking water supply projects, the statement said. Shekhawat said that PM Narendra Modi had pledged to deliver tap
water in every house of the country and to fulfill this promise, Jal Shakti Ministry was formed.
CM Ashok Gehlot
Vasundhara Raje

iven the current cli-
mate, marriages
might seem like a
thing of the past.
However, the popular-
ity of the Netflix orig-
inal ‘Indian Match-
making,’ has got everyone en-
visioning their special day. It
appears that despite the draw-
backs and the seemingly emo-
tional toll the union takes on
everyone involved, people still
seem intrigued by the idea of
arranged matchmaking.
It makes one wonder
how, despite changing
times and increased ac-
ceptance of love mar-
riage, what is making
adolescents so
drawn to the idea
of an arranged
marriage?
Until a couple of
decades ago, the
words love mar-
riage couldn’t even
be uttered in the
household with-
out warranting a thrashing.
Growing up, children knew
that the person they were go-
ing to marry would be some-
one their parents chose for
them and that they wouldn’t
have a say in the matter. This
made love marriages seem for-
bidden and intriguing and
what in turn gave rise to its
appeal. As a result, young ado-
lescents were drawn to the
concept of love marriage as a
way to rebel against their par-
ents, and the society they grew
up in. On the contrary, in the
21st century, the wide accept-
ance of love and marrying for
it, has made the whole concept
unattractive and vanilla.
If not appeal alone, the pop-
ularity of “no strings at-
tached” relationships and the
distraction that is social me-
dia interfering with normal
communication, a long-last-
ing relationship seems al-
most impossible to achieve.
Teenagers are only inter-
ested in having fun and
view baring their emo-
tions as a sign of weak-
ness. This generation
of commitment-phobic
individuals, unable to
sustain meaningful re-
lationships, has hence
decided to place their
bets on arranged mar-
riage as the only way
of finding a long-last-
ing partner.
The author is a
student at Boston
University,
majoring in
Communications.
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cityfirst@firstindia.co.in

eteran Actor and Su-
perstar Rajendra Ku-
mar were one of the
most talented actors
of the Hindi cine-
ma. Kumar was not
inclined towards play-
ing hero roles and hence, he
started his film career as an
assistant director to H. S. Raw-
ail in films like Patanga, Sagai,
Pocketmaar. Rajendra Kumar
made his debut with a small
role in Jogan that featured ac-
tors Dilip Kumar and Nar-
gis. Later, he got a break in 1955
film Vachan, the film was a sil-
ver jubilee hit and he was titled
as ‘A Star is Born’. He got fur-
ther success with his support-
ing role in Mehboob Khan’s
blockbuster film Mother In-
dia in 1957 in which he played
Nargis’s character’s son. His
first major success as a roman-
tic leading man was in Amit
Saxena’s musical Goonj Uthi
Shehnai (1959), co-star-
ring Ameeta. Rajendra, was
slowly tiptoeing his way to
stardom, became the next best
option after Dilip Kumar for
the industry that wanted a rea-
sonably priced star with the
same ability to move the view-
ers. He appeared in over 80
movies. Between 1959 and 1966,
Rajendra Kumar had such a
Midas touch that almost any
film he touched turned box of-
fice gold, and especially from
1963 to 1966, when he was un-
beatable with 100 per-
cent box office suc-
cess. Dil Ek Mandir,
Dhool Ka Phool, Ar-
zoo, Sangam, Mere
Mehboob, Suraj, Gan-
waar, and many more
were the addition to his
volley of non-stop block-
busters. Kumar also starred in
Punjabi films like Teri meri ek
Jindari. People crowned him
Jubilee Kumar as his multiple
films completed more than 25
weeks at the box office. Kumar
was awarded a Ph.D. During
his lifetime, he was known for
not taking any medication. He
surrendered before cancer on
July 12, 1999, just 8 days before
his 70th birthday. He received
many awards like National
Honor by Late Pt. Jawaharlal
Nehru, special Shastri Nation-
al Award and the Justice of
Peace honor. He was also hon-
ored with the prestigious Pad-
ma Shri Award in 1969. He was
also a man of sound invest-
ment sense, and rapidly be-
came one of the richest
men in the industry.
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important. Those looking
for suitable accommoda-
tion will surely find one. On academic
front, you mostly like to be friends
with known personalities but
remember a true friendship is not
based on any motive or factors.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
You are very happy with
yourself and that’s what
keeps your parents
smiling. You will have a lot
of fun on romantic front. Your
parents will help you in times of
financial crisis be rest assured but
first you must try on your own to get
out of it, remember there is a way.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
You will have fun at home
today. You will do
incredibly well in
academics and your
parents couldn’t be more proud. You
have started devoting more time to
your spouse and you both are closer
than ever. Calm and slow music
makes you think deeper.
YOUR
DAYHoroscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
Sponsored by First India News International Pvt. Ltd.
V
GURMAN SINGH
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
Whenever this song
plays Kaun Hai Jo
Sapnon Mein Aaya, it
always reminds me of
actor Rajendra Kumar
sitting in a car, mesmer-
izing us with his romantic appeal. He
acted in diversified subjects includ-
ing the relationship of poets in the
film Palki, patriotic subject matters
in the film Dharti, the role of dacoits
in Gora Aur Kala. —KUNAL SENANI
‘THE JUBILEE KUMAR’
Rajendra Kumar

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